Japan has a constant influx of international brands looking to come to advantage of the market and it's buying power each year. Of course, importing a product, setting up distribution, and building brand aware all contribute to success in Japan, this is not the only way. Licensing your brand in Japan is another option. France's […]
Omni Channel is the new retail catchword. To date, the strategy is perceived as primarily a strategy for retailers to optimize between stores and/or bricks and mortar channels with e-channels, i.e. smart phone or PC commerce. Harry Hill will present a case study with our Shop Japan Wonder Core series to illustrate a vision of […]
Japan is a market that to many foreign companies remains an enigma and where one of the key learnings seems to be that all market segments are saturated and dominated by huge local players. The toy market is not any different and yet a small company from an even smaller country far up in the […]
CEO Insights is an unparalleled gathering of ladies and gents running the businesses of some of the most influential brands in Asia. For many, including c-levels like CI members, building a business for the ground up and seeing it catch on globally is a dream come true. In September, CI will welcome a global CEO […]
We are pleased to announce the semi-annual CEO Insights Forum (CIF) on 30 September from 7PM. The CIF is the highest level regular gathering of c-suite executives in Japan. This is the second and final CIF for 2015. We will have two excellent speakers, great food, and insightful discussions. We'll have brief presentations followed by […]
Getting right people on the team is absolutely critical for business success anywhere and Japan is without doubt one of the most difficult places to hire in the world. With 1.27 open jobs per job seeker nationwide there is currently a huge shortage of suitably qualified professionals to do a wide range of jobs across […]
When: Thursday, October 22th 7pm – 8:30pm Where: Azabu Gardens Cost: 8,000 yen / person
CEOs are all faced with the challenges of satisfying our day-day customers and achieving (short-term) financial objectives to keep our stake-holders happy. However, the world continues to evolve, change. Bosses all know that those that do not adapt and those that do not look for the trends and respond accordingly, unfortunately, fall into irrelevancy. C-levels […]
CEOs are all faced with the challenges of satisfying our day-day customers and achieving (short-term) financial objectives to keep our stake-holders happy. However, the world continues to evolve, change. Bosses all know that those that do not adapt and those that do not look for the trends and respond accordingly, unfortunately, fall into irrelevancy. C-levels […]
Getting right people on the team is absolutely critical for business success anywhere and Japan is without doubt one of the most difficult places to hire in the world. With 1.27 open jobs per job seeker nationwide there is currently a huge shortage of suitably qualified professionals to do a wide range of jobs across […]